This document discusses using Logstash to collect, parse, and analyze log files. It begins with an introduction to logs and Logstash. It then covers installing and configuring Logstash - including using inputs to collect logs, filters to parse and transform data, and outputs to send parsed logs to a storage system. The document demonstrates a Logstash configuration to collect Apache access logs, parse fields using Grok, and output to Elasticsearch for analysis with Kibana. It concludes with tips on using Logstash for SEO-related tasks like analyzing crawler behavior and page load speeds.